Balance Beam Test citations

Maze Engineers, part of ConductScience, makes this product. Each study below names the product or its maker in the sentence quoted under its title.

5 papers and preprints as of

Mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter b (MCUb) regulates neuronal Ca2+ dynamics and resistance to ischemic stroke

Tam Nguyen, Zhihong Lin, Nirav Dhanesha et al. · Cell Calcium · 2025

From the methods
To assess motor coordination, the beam balance test was performed using an 80 cm long beams of 6- and 12-mm width (Conduct Science).
Driving mitochondrial fission improves cognitive, but not motor deficits in a mouse model of Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay

Chunling Chen, Ronald A. Merrill, Chian Ju Jong et al. · Preprint on Research Square · 2024

From the methods
The balance beam apparatus was acquired from MazeEngineers Inc (Skokie, IL).
Sex-specific effects of alcohol on neurobehavioral performance and endoplasmic reticulum stress: an analysis using neuron-specific MANF deficient mice

Wen Wen, Hui Li, Marisol Lauffer et al. · Frontiers in Pharmacology · 2024

From the methods
Balance beam test (Conduct Science MazeEngineers, Skokie, IL) was used to assess motor coordination.
SLC30A10 manganese transporter in the brain protects against deficits in motor function and dopaminergic neurotransmission under physiological conditions.

Cherish A Taylor, Stephanie M Grant, Thomas Jursa et al. · Metallomics · 2023

From the methods
Equipment was from Maze Engineers (Skokie, IL, USA) and cleaned with 5% ethanol between animals.
Genetic background modifies CNS-mediated sensorimotor decline in the AD-BXD mouse model of genetic diversity in Alzheimer's disease

Kristen M. S. O'Connell, Andrew R. Ouellette, Sarah M. Neuner et al. · Genes, Brain and Behavior · 2019

From the methods
...mouse in the center of a 1 m long beam 12 mm wide that was elevated 50 cm above a table surface (Maze Engineers, Boston, Massachusetts).